The Last Dinner Party is excited to unveil details of their second album, From The Pyre, set for release on October 17, 2025, via Island Records. To mark this announcement, the band has also shared their first single from the new record, “This Is The Killer Speaking.”
Of the album, the band states,
“This record is a collection of stories, and the concept of album-as-mythos binds them. ‘The Pyre’ itself is an allegorical place in which these tales originate, a place of violence and destruction but also regeneration, passion and light.
The songs are character-driven but still deeply personal, a commonplace life event pushed to pathological extreme. Being ghosted becomes a Western dance with a killer, and heartbreak laughs into the face of the apocalypse. Lyrics invoke rifles, scythes, sailors, saints, cowboys, floods, Mother Earth, Joan of Arc, and blazing infernos. We found this kind of evocative imagery to be the most honest and truthful way to discuss the way our experiences felt, giving each the emotional weight it deserves.
This record feels a little darker, more raw and more earthy; it takes place looking out at a sublime landscape rather than seated an opulent table. It also feels metatextual and cheeky in places, like a knowing look reflected back at ourselves.“
The London five-piece entered the studio in early 2025 with Grammy Award-winning producer Markus Dravs (known for his work with Wolf Alice, Florence + The Machine, Björk) to craft the follow-up to their chart-topping 2023 debut, Prelude to Ecstasy. From The Pyre captures the sound of a band genuinely enjoying themselves, seemingly unfazed by any pressure to match their explosively successful first album. It also showcases the development and maturation of their collaborative songwriting, reflecting the tight unit they’ve become after months of relentless touring.
Having secured two BRIT Awards this year (including Breakthrough Artist), and having sold out nearly every show globally (including three hometown gigs at London’s Eventim Apollo), The Last Dinner Party’s rapid ascent and worldwide acclaim marked one of the most thrilling introductions to a new British band in decades. The initial glimpse of From The Pyre suggests this unparalleled success story is far from over.
